ZULU WAR 1879 soldiers letter rate cover to Edinburgh endorsed 'From No. 1260 S S M Wm Pring. H troop K.D Guards' (King's Dragoon Guards) correctly countersigned at the lower left corner by Capt. A. Gibbings. The cover has a Transvaal 1d, uncancelled as it entered the post at Newcastle, Natal where a No.20 P.O 20/10/1879 date stamp was applied. An Edinburgh & Carstairs Sorting Tender NO.3.79 cancel is on the back. A rare cover from this War. (Image)

ZULU WAR 1879 unstamped cover to Leamington, England, endorsed 'On Active Service, No stamps available, A.V O'Brien, Capt 60th Rifles', charged 6d (Officer's letter rate to the UK) with Durban JU.1879 & Leamington JY.12.79 back stamps. Light stain at lower right. Scarce cover. (Image)

1888 ½d vertical strip of four, hand stamped 'SPECIMEN' in violet, no gum as probably taken off archival document, SG.1s. (Image)

1888 2½d strip of three hand stamped 'SPECIMEN' in violet. no gum, SG.4s. (Image)

1888 4d strip of three hand stamped 'SPECIMEN' in violet. No gum and the green faded most probably when washed off an archival document, SG.6s. (Image)

1888 eight values to 5s hand stamped 'SPECIMEN' in violet. Large part o.g but a few hinge remainders, SG.3,4,5,7/11s. (Image)

1891 cover sent registered to Moscow, Russia with 7 values cancelled ESHOWE JA.16.91. Durban JA.17 transit & Moscow arrival cancels on the back. (Image)

1892 5s rose, central Eshowe DE.11.94 cancel, SG.11. (Image)

1894 £1 purple-red, fiscally used, SG.28. (Image)

1894 £1 purple-red, M (perfs a little short at base), SG.28, Cat. £600. (Image)

1894 £5 purple and black-red, FU with part Eshowe cancel, SG.29, RPS Cert. (Image)

Collection on pages comprising M & U stamps of the 1894 set, a study of the 1893 ½d, with and without stops incl. a block of four, three pages of forgeries & a comprehensive study of the ½d & 1d postcards and reply paid cards, both unused & used. Also a number of early 1900's PPC's depicting Zulus and their costumes. (Image)

1896 2/6d green & black, FU, part Eshowe cancel, SG.26. (Image)

1896 registered cover to Nylstroom with a 1d, 9d & ½d cancelled ESHOWE JU.4.96. (Image)

1896 registered cover with 1d fiscal (SG.F1), 6d & ½d, Eshowe JU.4.96 cancels. Durban & Pretoria back stamps. (Image)

1897 registered cover with five values to 6d, Eshowe cancels, Durban AP1 & Pretoria 3.APR.97 back stamps. (Image)

1897 registered cover to Germany with 6d & 1s, cancelled Eshowe NO.29.97. Durban, London & Baden-Baden transit and arrival cancels. (Image)